Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   underside   young, 4 mm   juvenile shell	Phanerophthalmus albocollaris Heller & Thompson,1983   Maximum size:  20 mm. Identification:  This species has a very small external shell that is much shorter than the body and is covered by the parapodia. The animal is pale violet, densely flecked with darker violet and with white frosting on the posterior lobes of the head shield. It is less slender than Phanerophthalmus smaragdinus and the posterior margin of the head shield is more deeply lobed than in that species. Natural history:  Phanerophthalmus albocollaris is known from only two animals found in a rocky area and a Halimeda kanaloana bed between 7 and 19 m (23 and 62 ft). The mature animal showed a nocturnal behavior pattern while held and buried itself in sand during the day. Distribution:  Maui: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  First recorded in Hawaii off Makena, Maui by PF on Aug. 31, 1992. Photo:  CP: 20 mm; Airport Beach, Maui; May 25, 2008. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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